Agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger
Niger: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 0 hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger, 2016–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger is 0 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger peaked at 0 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2016.
That places Niger 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 179 Anguilla 0.1463 hectares compare
- 180 Turkmenistan 0.1251 hectares compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.1232 hectares compare
- 182 Afghanistan 0 hectares compare
- 182 Armenia 0 hectares compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 0 hectares compare
- 182 Eritrea 0 hectares compare
- 182 Mauritania 0 hectares compare
More environment data for Niger
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Niger was 0 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2016.
- How does Niger rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.